Not all plastics are recyclable

Question: What about things like plastic funnels, coasters, tape dispensers and those plastic magazine holders. Can they be put in with other recycling?

Answer: Items such as these fall into the same category as plastic clothes hangers, tissue box holders and plastic caps. Many of them are made from composite plastic and while the plastic they are made of may have been recycled into these products, they generally are considered "end" products. Some companies do accept these types of products but they are not accepted in curbside or drop-off bins in Larimer County.

The current accepted plastic include plastic bottles and jars, containers such as those used for margarine, butter, and sour cream, etc., as well as microwave meal containers, "clamshell" containers, and plastic milk jugs. Also included are prescription and non-prescription medicine containers and plastic garden containers.

Question: I've got several old, unusable bicycle tubes. Should they just go into the trash?

Answer: Actually no. They can be taken to the Loveland Recycling Center. Just ask the person at the check-in station to direct you to the drop-off bin.